California Lawmakers Fear Limited Staff May Delay Offshore Wind Projects

California state lawmakers and environmentalists are raising fears that inadequate staffing at state resources agencies could significantly delay approval of offshore wind energy projects, which they believe are critical for the state to meet its aggressive greenhouse gas-reduction and climate change mitigation targets while maintaining a reliable power grid. “I think that we can all agree that this state has talked a big game when it comes to offshore wind energy . . . yet we don’t staff up the...